Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 31 January and 2 February at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Heats
Held on 31 January

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Final
Held on 2 February, the final was led by Filbert Bayi from start to finish. Both he and home favourite John Walker broke Jim Ryun's seven-year-old world record of 3:33.1, with Ben Jipcho just outside Ryun's time when holding off Walker's teammate Rod Dixon.